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    The Six Hundred Dollar Man
    The Six Hundred Dollar Man
    The Six Hundred Dollar Man
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    The Six Hundred Dollar Man

    By Steven R. Southard and TBD

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    Sonny Houston, cowpoke. A man barely alive. “I can rebuild him, make him the first steam-powered man. A darn sight better than before. Better, faster, and a heap stronger, too. I’ve got the know-how.” A century before any bionic man, a doctor in the Wyoming Territory attached steam powered legs and an arm to a man trampled in a

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGypsy Shadow Publishing
    Release dateMar 16, 2020
    ISBN9781619505735
    The Six Hundred Dollar Man
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    Steven R. Southard

    Growing up in the Midwest, Steven R. Southard always found the distant oceans exotic and tantalizing. He served aboard submarines and now works as a civilian naval engineer. In his stories, he takes readers on journeys of discovery in many seas and various vessels. Steve has written in the historical, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and steampunk genres. Come aboard at http://sites.google.com/site/stevenrsouthard/ and voyage with his intriguing characters in tales of aquatic adventure.

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